JEFFERSON CITY, MO – After a promising start to 2020 with a five-year low in January traffic fatalities, February did not follow suit and ended with 63 people killed (preliminary results) in Missouri traffic crashes. As the state eyes a long-term...
What: Dallas County Route D CLOSED in two separate locations near Tunas for drain pipe replacement projects
When/Where:
Hannibal - Pike County Route P is currently closed at the levee due to flooding of the Mississippi River. Motorists will need to use alternate routes.
Never drive through high water. Always turn around and find an alternate route. To stay up-to-date...
SIKESTON - Route E in Ripley County will be reduced with a 10-foot width restriction as contractor crews overlay the roadway.
This section of roadway is located from Missouri Route 142 to the Arkansas State Line.
Weather permitting, work will take...
JEFFERSON CITY, MO – In these trying times of the coronavirus pandemic, the emergency room is the last place you want to find yourself. That’s why the Missouri Department of Transportation is sending a strong message that now, more than ever, it’s...
JEFFERSON CITY – “I don’t remember taking the hit…”
Retired MoDOT employee Mark Fresen only recalls the moments before a truck side-swiped the truck-mounted attenuator—or TMA—he was driving in a St. Louis work zone, crushing in the cab and pinning...
JEFFERSON CITY – After being cooped up for weeks during the COVID 19 pandemic, warmer weather and the need for continued social distancing could find many more motorcycles on our roadways this spring and summer. The Missouri Department of...
JEFFERSON CITY – With seat belt usage in Missouri steadily rising over the past three years, highway safety professionals are hoping for continued progress and eventually seeing the state reach the national average of 90.7%. The most recent survey in...
JEFFERSON CITY– The “100 Deadliest Days of Summer” are designated as the days between Memorial Day and Labor Day. These days cover the summer travel season and are historically a deadly time on our nation’s roadways. During this time in 2019, there...
BETHANY, Mo. – A section of Route 13, south of Bethany, will close for bridge maintenance next week. Local crews from the Missouri Department of Transportation will close the road between U.S. Route 136 and Interstate 35 from 6 a.m. Tuesday, May 12...
